Balikan Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Balikan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balikan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3641:213,79515,437
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Balikan (17) may also be a first name.

Balikan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balikan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Balikan (Hindi: बालिकान, Marathi: बालीकां) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balikan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 745,450th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Balikan reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 213,795. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Sanliurfa Province, where 48 percent live, Mersin Province, where 19 percent live and Batman Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Turkey Balikan is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balikan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balikan in the Marathi language
बालीकांbalikam-
Balikan in the Hindi language
बालिकानbalikana33.33
बलिकनbalikana33.33
बलीकनbalikana16.67
बलिकानbalikana16.67

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balikan
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